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Mythology
Includes gods names, and what they did
13
English
9th Grade
01/16/2011

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Term
Zeus ( Jupiter)
Definition

God of of gods, god of heavens 

Parent's: Cronus and Rhea

Spouse Hera

Zeus meant " the shining one"

Term
Hera ( Juno) 
Definition

Queen of the gods

Parents: Cronus and Rhea

Spouse: Zeus

 

Term

Aphrodite ( Venus)

 

 

Definition

goddess of love

parents: zeus and dione

spouse: hephaestus

known for her extreme beauty

Term

Hades ( Pluto)

 

 

Definition

God of the Underworld

Parent's Cronus and Rhea

Spouse Persephone

Term
Poseidon ( Neptune) 
Definition

God of the Ocean

Parent's Cronus and Rhea

Lived at the bottom of the Sea

Term
Athena ( Minerva) 
Definition

goddess of wisdom, war, cities, arts, and crafts

Parents Zeus ( Metis)

Virgin Goddess

Favored City Athens

Proud, beautiful, blue green eyes

Term
Artemis ( Diana)
Definition

Goddess of the moon, hunt, and children

Parents Zeus and leto

Virgin Goddess

Twin Sister of Apollo

Term
Apollo
Definition

God of light, truth, healing, archery, and music 

Parents Zeus and Leto

Twin Bro Artemis

Very handsome god known for beautiful locks of hair

Term
Demeter ( Ceres)
Definition

Goddess of Harvest, crops, and agriculture

Parents Cronus and Rhea

Mother of Persephone- six months that persephone is in the underworld Demeter grieves and result is winter

Term
Ares ( Mars)
Definition

God of War

Parents Zeus and Hera

He represented the brute side of war

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Hephaestus ( Vulcan) 

 

Definition

God of metals and fires, rules over volcanoes

Parents Zeus and hera

Spouse: Aphrodite

He is the only ugly god has physical deformites

He makes all armor for all the gods

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Hermes ( Mercury) 
Definition

God of motion, sleep, dreams, travelers, thieves

Parents: Zeus and Maia

He is also the messenger of the gods

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Dionysus
Definition

God of Wine, Theater

Parents Zeus and Semele

Represents non rations aspects of life

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